Two corners of a triangle have angles of #pi / 3 # and # pi / 6 #. If one side of the triangle has a length of #4 #, what is the longest possible perimeter of the triangle?
1 Answer
Dec 1, 2016
The maximum perimeter is
Explanation:
As the sum of the internal angles of a triangle is always
So this is a right triangle and if
the two legs are:
The perimeter is maximum if the side length we have is the shortest of the three, and as evidenty
And the maximum perimeter is: